Tropico 6

Impulse GamerScott De Lacy

You are El Presidente, the all-knowing, all powerful dictator of Tropico, a small island country somewhere in the Caribbean. You must build a prosperous city,

ShackNewsKevin Tucker

9/10

Tropico 6 is the best game I've played all year. It reminds me of all the classic strategy games I used to love, and yet it doesn't make me yearn for them. That's because Limbic Entertainment managed to nail just what makes strategy games so fun. The latest Tropico release is great to look at, it's delightfully complex, and its zany and sometimes absurd humor helps make the whole experience so much more engaging than it might be otherwise. Simply put, strategy game fans owe it to themselves to check out Tropico 6.

GamingTrendRon Burke

85/100

Tropico 6 overhauls the entire infrastructure, bringing forward most, but not all of the features we had with previous outings. A greater emphasis on transportation and simulation deepens the experience and makes Tropicans feel less like mere numbers. At its heart, Tropico 6 is still a game about building your empire and making it grow, but it’s the small mechanics that create a connection with your benevolent dictator, and help make your anarchy-prone archipelago feel a little like home.

Nintendo World ReportJoel A. DeWitte

8/10

Tropico 6’s port to the Switch is a full-sized city building and resource management sim in the palm of your hand, which is the only way I want to play this genre anymore. The relatively quaint scope in comparison to the Civs of the world and the focus on more micro inputs to influence your nation is refreshing, and what compromises were necessary to make it here were well worth it.

PSExtremeRyan Hartmann

8/10

My first foray into the city building/management simulation genre came with 2009’s Tropico 3. As the (usually) benevolent dictator of a small Caribbean isla ...

Playstation LifestyleBlake Grundman

8/10

It’s re-election time for El Presidente! There will be plenty of baby kissing, hand shaking and militant rebellions this time of year, as Tropico 6 finally makes its way to PS4. The PC stalwart has patiently waited since March to launch an all-out assault on the console, and its high time that we get the chance to see what the newest installment in the quirky world-building/dominating simulation has in store.

Pure NintendoMorgan Truder

7.5/10

Tropico is a simulation game where you assume the persona of El Presidente, a political leader based in the Caribbean. There are four different eras you operate

Sirus GamingMay Alturas

7.5/10

We tell you, it’s a good game! It’s not average! It might have some problems here and there, but you have to admit it is a “Good” game.

Capsule ComputersJamie Laike Tsui

7.5/10

Tropico 6 is a solid new addition to the long running series that tightens up and expands the game in the right direction.

Nintendo LifeStuart Gipp

7/10

It's the game's commitment to accessibility that makes Tropico 6 a refreshing example of an under-served genre on the Switch. Despite some irksome performance problems, occasionally inconsistent pacing and some rather rough visuals, the game is a lot of addictive fun to play and its cheerful ambience and compelling systems will keep you glued to your handheld. Paid DLC adds even more systems to the game, but there's plenty here to keep you occupied for hours and hours. We'd recommend this to genre newbies as well as veterans; a very impressive port with strong controls and a UI tailored brilli...

MonsterVineTom Ravencroft

Tropico 6 feels more like a Cities Skylines with a “Caribbean dictator” mod than a Tropico game, which isn’t a bad thing, but it does change the nature of the game. Traditionally Tropico has been about building a dysfunctional state and trying not to get overthrown, where this feels a lot more like building a functional city and torturing its inhabitants if they get out of line. Maybe that failure to commit is why there’s the weird dissonance to it.

GameTyrant Ryan Engstrom

0/10

Our final verdict on Tropico 6 has arrived!